True enough! ;) On Sat, Jul 16, 2011 at 6:23 AM, Kenneth Lewis <kdlewis@northstate.net>wrote: > I prefer to periodically touch up and re-seal the wood strips. That's a > lot easier to accomplish if they're removed. > Ken > > On Fri, July 15, 2011 4:24 pm, Jake de Villiers wrote: > > Why not just glue them down with polyurethane caulk? > > > > On Fri, Jul 15, 2011 at 12:49 PM, Kenneth Lewis > > <kdlewis@northstate.net>wrote: > > > >> Ed, > >> I have been evaluating magnets for about a year now on my DOKA to hold > >> the > >> boards down. I used > >> http://www.kjmagnetics.com/proddetail.asp?prod=R822CS-S > >> on the bed and > >> http://www.kjmagnetics.com/proddetail.asp?prod=R822CS-P > >> under the boards. > >> > >> Why? So I can clean out all the crude that collects under there and rots > >> them out. These hold them down fine under most conditions. Sliding > >> something heavy will dislodge them. I am contemplating stepping up to a > >> higher power magnet. > >> Ken Lewis > >> > >> > >> On Thu, July 14, 2011 4:23 pm, ed donnen wrote: > >> > My DOKA bed has many 1/4" holes from when some Clever Charlie pop > >> riveted > >> > the battens down to the bed. > >> > Now I want to fill the holes and make them flush with the bed before I > >> > make > >> > new battens of an original, > >> > and if I may say so, cunning design... So, I don't want to weld- > >> burns > >> > the > >> > paint on the back side I can't reach. > >> > I tried JB Weld, but it is thin and drips through. Remember, I can't > >> > always reach the underside so I can't just > >> > tape below and putty above. I tried JB Weld because I may wish to > >> > drill/thread later on. If I install pop rivets, > >> > and then grind them down, I have holes again. > >> > There must be a simple and elegant way. > >> > ed- holier than thou? > >> > > >> > > >> > > > > > > > > -- > > Jake > > > > 1984 Vanagon GL 1.9 WBX - 'The Grey Van' > > 1986 Westy Weekender/2.5 SOHC Subie - 'Dixie' > > > > Crescent Beach, BC > > > > www.thebassspa.com > > www.crescentbeachguitar.com > > http://subyjake.googlepages.com/mydixiedarlin%27 > > > > > >
-- Jake 1984 Vanagon GL 1.9 WBX - 'The Grey Van' 1986 Westy Weekender/2.5 SOHC Subie - 'Dixie' Crescent Beach, BC www.thebassspa.com www.crescentbeachguitar.com http://subyjake.googlepages.com/mydixiedarlin%27 |
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